BNP Paribas strengthens social floor with a new global agreement

The new agreement, signed on 4 November by BNP Paribas and UNI Global Union, comes against a backdrop of technological, economic, social and regulatory transformations impacting the banking sector. It reaffirms the commitments contained in the 2018 agreement and introduces new ones, accompanied by precise indicators. The aim is to take account of the “major” issues that have arisen since then, in particular the due diligence plan, the long-term practice of new working methods, combatting inappropriate behaviour and discrimination, promoting diversity and inclusion, and improving the global social pillar. This new four-year global agreement covers 182,656 employees in 63 countries. “One of our priorities is that, in all our geographies, all our employees are treated with respect and working conditions ensure the physical and mental health of our teams,…